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0 Euro # Savethebees
| Issuer | Euro Banknote Foundation (FEBF) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette shows a large stylised cartoon bee in full colour perched above a honeycomb hive structure, with two smaller bees rendered in intaglio-style underprint to the left. The large denomination numeral '0' appears in intaglio to the left of centre, flanked by a circle of twelve gold stars, while the EU flag in blue and gold is positioned in the upper left corner. The lower right area carries a facsimile signature of R. Faille, C.E.O. of FEBF, alongside the serial number prefix FEBF, printed in blue. |
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| Obverse lettering | #savethebees 2024-1 0 EURO SOUVENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. FEBF |
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The Euro Banknote Foundation, a Belgian non-profit, produces these zero-denomination "euro" notes as licensed collectibles — they carry no legal tender status anywhere, but they are printed on genuine security paper by Oberthur Fiduciaire, the same contractor responsible for a substantial portion of actual euro production. The FEBF issues thematic runs in numbered series, with the Savethebees edition tied to pollinator decline awareness campaigns circulating through European conservation networks in 2024.
Oberthur's involvement matters here: the production quality is indistinguishable from circulating issues, which has periodically concerned regulators despite the zero denomination.